ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich - Recently, it had been announced that Ford will be offering the latest upgrade for Ford SYNC® to 3.4 million Ford vehicle owners. At no cost at all, drivers with SYNC® technology will be able to upgrade to the latest version and have an even more enhanced driving experience. In order for you to do this, you must know How to Update Your SYNC® MyFord Touch Software.
Below is a brief, informational clip on how to upgrade your SYNC® software. With a few simple steps, you will have the latest version of the best driver-friendly technology that allow you to use multiple applications, make phone calls, and much more without your hands ever leaving the steering wheel.
With knowing How to Update Your SYNC® MyFord Touch Software you will have the ability to get the latest upgrades in no time at all. With the press of a button, you can have the ultimate driving experience compliments of Ford SYNC®.
Roy O'Brien Ford is here to answer any of your questions when it comes to your Ford vehicle. From technology features to vehicle maintenance, we can help you at Roy O'Brien Ford. Stop by the dealership to see the variety of new, used, and pre-owned Ford vehicles that we have waiting for you!
Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Gracenote Brings Voice Activated, Mood-Based Music to AppLink Users
The HABU Music smartphone app will be available for Ford SYNC® AppLink equipped vehicles. Using simple voice commands, the app makes it easy to listen to different music collections. Drivers can enjoy any playlist to fit their mood, without having to recall a specific artist or track name.
HABU takes advantage of all of the metadata that Gracenote provides to analyze music collections and arrange songs based on their mood characteristics. There are 25 moods that songs are categorized into and can be retrieved by simple voice commands. Drivers can tap into automatically generated playlists with the press of the SYNC button on the steering wheel. While pressing the SYNC button and saying "Play relaxing", "Play happy", or whatever their mood may be, songs in the related category will play.
Some of the moods and synonyms drivers can request are:
- Happy, party, excited, euphoric
- Wild, rowdy, loud
- Cool, funky, hip
- Peaceful, calming, calm, soothing, relaxing, sleepy
- Dark, solemn, sad, somber
- Empowering, empowered, inspirational, uplifting
Drivers can keep focus on the road while also enjoy a larger variety of music with the voice-activated, mood-based music application to Ford SYNC® AppLink users. You will find that the SYNC AppLink is available on more than 1.5 million Ford vehicles including Fiesta, Mustang, Edge, Explorer, Flex, Expedition, Transit Connect, Fusion, Taurus, F-150, Super Duty, Focus, E-Series and C-MAX hybrids.
The Ford SYNC® AppLink is going to offer so many exciting apps that users can take advantage of. Does your vehicle offer this awesome technology? If not, stop by Roy O'Brien and see the variety of vehicles we have to offer with the Ford SYNC® AppLink option. Roy O'Brien Ford is your local Ford Dealership Serving Southfield, MI. We are happy to provide those in Southfield and surrounding areas with exceptional dealership services.
Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!
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Friday, January 03, 2014
Ford SYNC® AppLink™ Will Be Available on 3.4 Million Vehicles in 2014
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich - The industry-leading Ford SYNC® AppLink™will be available on 3.4 million more vehicles later this year! A free upgrade will allow current Ford owners to access and control smartphone apps via voice command.
Launched in 2007, the SYNC® in-car connectivity system will soon provide new system investments and organizational alignments that will deliver the industry's best fully integrated connected car and digital consumer experience.
The SYNC AppLink, launched in 2010, has enabled vehicle owners to access and control smartphone apps via voice-command. There are more than 1-million vehicles driving on the road with the SYNC AppLink today and 3.4 million vehicles, 2010 models and newer, will be able to download the AppLink later this year.
With consumers continuing to demand more personalized, streamlined vehicle experience and the amount of time spent using digital media, Ford is ultimately looking to turn the connected vehicle into a intelligence vehicle. This intelligence vehicle will be able to simplify and personalize the in-vehicle experience for the consumer. Ford appointed the industry veteran, Don Butler, to lead the company planning for creating a fully integrated connected car experience.
Ford is continuing to focus on creating a connected experience that customers want and value. They want to provide solutions that are specifically tailored to individual needs and to market conditions. The first step, making the Ford Ford SYNC® AppLink™ available on 3.4 million vehicles this year!
How would you like to drive a new Ford that offers the Ford Sync AppLink? Visit us at Roy O'Brien Ford for a great variety of new, used, and pre-owned vehicles. We are here to help you find the perfect Ford that will meet all of your driving needs. Stop by the dealership today to see what we have waiting for you!
Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Pairing Your Phone to SYNC
By Zach Nahas
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. - Ford SYNC has been named the best in class infotainment system designed to help you keep your eyes on the road and stay connected to your world. At Roy O’Brien Ford, making sure our customers have a full understanding of the available features in their vehicle has always been a priority and with all of the new in car technology it is more important than ever.
Having full time technical experts on staff helping pair phones and giving basic Ford SYNC tutorials to every SYNC customer is just the tip of the iceburg. We want to insure there is nothing standing in the way of you getting the full experience from this great technology.
Maybe you have upgraded, lost, or broken your phone, which would leave you without a connection to SYNC. Today I am going to walk you through the process of pairing a new phone to your vehicle, just in case you ever find yourself in this situation.
Don’t worry, it’s much easier than it seems..... Ready?!?
Step #1: Turn your phones Bluetooth to “ON” in your phones settings. Find this by clicking your menu button then click settings. Once you are in your settings you will see Bluetooth, click that and switch it to on (stay in this screen on your Phone).
Step #2: Now in your vehicle, tap the phone button, this will bring you to the phone menu. If you had a phone connected in the past it may try to connect to it, don’t worry just scroll past it and select “Add Bluetooth Device.” Once you select “Add Bluetooth Device” hit “OK” to begin the pairing process.
Step #3: The vehicle is now ready for your phone to connect to it. On your phone, in the Bluetooth menu from step #1, you will see an option that says scan for device, select that option and your phone will begin to look for SYNC. Select SYNC from the list of available devices and your phone will connect to it and ask you to enter the password. The password can be found on your vehicles display screen.
Step #4: Now that the phone and vehicle are connected, the vehicle will ask you two questions on the screen.
1. Set as the primary device? Press OK and select Yes
2. Download Phonebook? Press OK and select Yes
Vuala!! Your new phone is now connected to Ford SYNC and ready to use! See, not so bad right? Keep in mind you can also add a second phone using these same steps. Hopefully this can help you pair your new phone in the future, and remember if you have any questions we are always here to help!
Visit our website: http://www.royobrien.com
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ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. - Ford SYNC has been named the best in class infotainment system designed to help you keep your eyes on the road and stay connected to your world. At Roy O’Brien Ford, making sure our customers have a full understanding of the available features in their vehicle has always been a priority and with all of the new in car technology it is more important than ever.
Having full time technical experts on staff helping pair phones and giving basic Ford SYNC tutorials to every SYNC customer is just the tip of the iceburg. We want to insure there is nothing standing in the way of you getting the full experience from this great technology.
Maybe you have upgraded, lost, or broken your phone, which would leave you without a connection to SYNC. Today I am going to walk you through the process of pairing a new phone to your vehicle, just in case you ever find yourself in this situation.
Don’t worry, it’s much easier than it seems..... Ready?!?
Step #1: Turn your phones Bluetooth to “ON” in your phones settings. Find this by clicking your menu button then click settings. Once you are in your settings you will see Bluetooth, click that and switch it to on (stay in this screen on your Phone).
Step #2: Now in your vehicle, tap the phone button, this will bring you to the phone menu. If you had a phone connected in the past it may try to connect to it, don’t worry just scroll past it and select “Add Bluetooth Device.” Once you select “Add Bluetooth Device” hit “OK” to begin the pairing process.
Step #3: The vehicle is now ready for your phone to connect to it. On your phone, in the Bluetooth menu from step #1, you will see an option that says scan for device, select that option and your phone will begin to look for SYNC. Select SYNC from the list of available devices and your phone will connect to it and ask you to enter the password. The password can be found on your vehicles display screen.
Step #4: Now that the phone and vehicle are connected, the vehicle will ask you two questions on the screen.
1. Set as the primary device? Press OK and select Yes
2. Download Phonebook? Press OK and select Yes
Vuala!! Your new phone is now connected to Ford SYNC and ready to use! See, not so bad right? Keep in mind you can also add a second phone using these same steps. Hopefully this can help you pair your new phone in the future, and remember if you have any questions we are always here to help!
Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!
Visit our website: http://www.royobrien.com
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
Ford SYNC AppLink & Spotify Offer Music Streaming In Car
With more than 20 million active users all over the globe, 5 million of Spotify's users pay for premium memberships. Coupled with the more than one million Ford vehicles in North America that are equipped with Ford SYNC AppLink, more drivers will be able to access hands-free, voice-activated entertainment while driving. Ford drivers who have their iPhone paired with their vehicle's Ford SYNC AppLink system will have access to more than 20 million songs and playlists while keeping their attention on the road.
Spotify Premium subscribers who have the app running on their SYNC-connected iPhone will be able to access the following features from their Ford SYNC AppLink equipped vehicle, all with simple voice commands: Now Playing, Star/Unstar Track, Add Track to your "Road Trip" Playlist, Choose Playlist, Play Starred, Play Music, Similar Music, Recently Played, Start Album/Artist/Track Radio, Shuffle On/Off, Repeat On/Off, Skip Track Forward/Back, Play/Pause, Built In Social Sharing Capabilities, and Program the preset number keys so they work like a radio and save the currently playing album, artist or playlist to that number for easy access.
The partnership, which has been in the works for a year and a half, is Spotify's first collaboration with an automotive manufacturer. More drivers will soon be able to Stream Music with Spotify and Ford SYNC AppLink as Ford will be the first automaker to launch Spotify In The Car. Although a date has not yet been confirmed when the update to the app will be available.If you have any questions about how to pair your smartphone, or how to use the Ford SYNC infotainment system, we's be happy to help! Give us a call or stop by! Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!
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